Cushion for infants&#39; toilets



Feb. 23, 1932. M. F. LONIER 1,846,217

CUSHION FOR INFANTS TOILETS Filed 001;. 23. 1929 Patented Feb. 23, 1932 UNITED STATES MARIE F. LONIER, OF LA GRANGE, ILLINOIS CUSHION FOR INFANTS TOILEI'S Application filed October 23, 1929. Serial No. 401,853.

The object of my invention is to provide a novel infants potty pad, for children from six weeks to a year old, which can be readily applied and removed, and which will protect the infant from sudden chills from the cold metal or pottery of which the toilet receptacle or chamber is made, and will greatly aid the mother in the training of the infant without fear of injury to its spine or causing a sudden chill. It is also an object of my invention to provide a device which may be readily applied to and removed from a suitable receptacle on which infants may be placed for early training.

I attain these and other objects of my invention by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure l is a top plan view of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my device applied to the toilet;

Fig. 3 is a section on line 33 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a detailed sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Like numerals designate like parts in each of the several views.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I provide a cushion 1 comprising a circular piece of padding (1,011 each side of which are the heavy pieces of cotton A and B--Wl1lCl1 may be water proof if desired, and which provide a very soft cushion for the infant and one which can be easily laundered. The substantially circumferential outer edge is covered by a binding strip or bias tape 2, which also extends over the recessed portion 5 of the padding, which seats over the handle of the chamber as shown in Fig. 2.

I provide a similar binding strip or bias tape 4 for the central toilet opening 3 as shown in Figs- 1 and 3. I also provide a suitable cord or draw string 6, which is threaded circumferentially through openings 7 at spaced points in proximity to the peripheral edge of the cushion, as shown in Fig. 1, and which draw string is held in its proper position by the guide strips 8 as shown in Fig. 4, adapted to securely but removably fasten the cushion to the top of the toilet in the manner illustrated in Fig. 2. As shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings I provide means for three or more peripheral adjustments of the pad to the chamber as indicated by the points where the drawstring 6 is exposed and shown in full lines, whereby to allow for adjusting the device to any variation in the size of the infants chamber due to differences in styles of different manufacturers.

In use, when the pad is fastened to the chamber as illustrated in Fig. 2, the cushion is stretched tightly over the top of the toilet, affording a comfortable seat for the infant as Well as protecting the child from sudden chills from the metal or pottery of which the toilet is made.

What I claim is:

1. A cushion for toilet receptacles on which infants are placed for early training, comprising a circular piece of padding of suitable thickness to form a soft cushion and having a suitable central opening, correspondingly shaped strips of fabric mounted on each side of the padding, a binding strip encircling the outer edge of the padding and also encircling the central opening in the padding, and a draw string threaded through apertures in the padding to provide means for readily securing the cushion on a charm her and permitting its convenient removal therefrom.

2. A cushion for toilet receptacles on which infants are placed for early training, comprising a piece of padding of suitable thickness to form a soft cushion and having a suitable central opening, correspondingly shaped strips of fabric mounted on each side of the padding, and a draw string threaded through apertures in the padding to provide means for readily securing the cushion on a chamher and permitting its convenient removal therefrom.

3. A cushion for infants toilet seats, comprising a piece of padding of suitable thickness to form a soft cushion and having a suitable central opening, correspondingly shaped strips of fabric mounted on each side of the padding, and a draw string threaded through apertures in the padding to provide means for readily securing the cushion on a cha1nher and permitting its convenient removal therefrom, and means for holding the draw string in acircumferential position in proximity to the outer edge of the cushion, whereby the cushion may be readily secured in a stretched position over the top of the chamber and readily removed therefrom.

4. A cushion for infants toilet seats, comprising a piece of padding having a suitable central opening, correspondingly shaped strips of fabric mounted on each side of the padding, and a drawstring threaded through apertures in the padding to provide means for readily securingthe cushion on a toilet and permitting its convenient removal therefrom, the drawstring being exposed through the outer portion of the paddings at a plurality of approximatelyperipheral portions thereof to permit of adjustment of the cushion at a plurality of peripheral portions of same, whereby it may be readily adaptable to different sizes and styles of chambers made by'difierent manufacturers.

5. In a cushion adapted to be fastened to a chamber to facilitate training of infants, the combination of a circular piece of padding having heavy pieces of cotton on each side thereof to form a soft cushion said cushion being capable of being laundered and having a binding strip around the outer edge of the padding, the padding being recessed to seat over the handle ofa chamber, a similar binding strip aroundthe central opening of the cushion, a draw string threaded circumferentially through openings at spaced points in proximity to the peripheral'edge of the cushion, whereby the cushion may be securely and removably fastened tot-he top of r the chamber.

6. In a cushion adaptedto be fastened to a chamber to facilitate the training ofinfants, the combination of a-circular piece of padding having heavy pieces of cotton on each side thereof to form a' soft cushion said cushion being capable of being laundered and having a binding strip around the vouter edge of the padding, asimilar binding strip around the central opening of the cushion, a draw string threaded circumferentially through openings at spaced points in proximityto the peripheral edge of the cushion whereby the cushion may be securely and removably fastened to the top of the chamber.

7 In a cushion adapted to be fastened to achamber to facilitate the training of infants, the combination of a circular piece of padding having heavy pieces of cotton on each side thereof to form asoft cushion said cushion being capable of being laundered and having a binding strip around the outer edge of the, padding, the padding being recessed to seat over the handle of a chamber, a similar binding strip around the central opening ofthe cushion, a draw string threaded circumferentially through openings at spaced is threaded.

MARIE F. LONIER. 

